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A "supermoon" appears near the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, May 6, 2012. A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon (or a new moon) with the closest approach the moon makes to the Earth. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=41668846&event=1465419&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 07 May 2012 09:49 CST
A "supermoon" is seen behind the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, May 6, 2012. A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon (or a new moon) with the closest approach the moon makes to the Earth. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=41668847&event=1465419&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 07 May 2012 09:49 CST
The "supermoon" appears behind the Temple of Poseidon in Cape Sounion, south east of Athens, Greece, while tourists watch, on Saturday, May 5, 2012. The moon was the closest it will get to the Earth this year _ and appeared 14 percent larger because of that. At its peak it was about 221,802 miles from Earth. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=41668849&event=1465419&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 07 May 2012 09:49 CST
The full moon rises behind the Temple of Poseidon in Cape Sounion, south east of Athens, Greece, while tourists watch, on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Saturday's event is a "supermoon," the closest and therefore the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=41668852&event=1465419&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 07 May 2012 09:49 CST
A full moon rises above the temporarily closed Hotel Pere Marquette on Saturday, May 5, 2012, in Peoria, Ill. This "supermoon" is the closest moon of the year, coming within 221,802 miles (357,000 kilometers) from Earth. (AP Photo/Journal Star, Adam Gerik) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=41668854&event=1465419&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 07 May 2012 09:49 CST
The full moon rises behind Statue of Liberty replica atop of a hotel in Kosovo's capital Pristina on Saturday, May 5, 2012. On Saturday, the moon will be a "supermoon" or perigee moon as the moon is at it's closest approach to the earth. ( AP Photo / Visar Kryeziu ) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=41668857&event=1465419&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 07 May 2012 09:49 CST
The moon rises over Cultus Mountain Saturday evening May 5, 2012 in this view from Sunset Road near Chuckanut Drive in Skagit County, WA. The moon passed closer to earth than usual, appearing large as it rose over the horizon. (AP Photo/Scott Terrell, Skagit Valley Herald) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=41668858&event=1465419&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 07 May 2012 09:49 CST
The "supermoon" appears behind the Mare shanty town complex in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, May 6, 2012. The moon was the closest it will get to the Earth this year _ and appeared 14 percent larger because of that. At its peak it was about 221,802 miles from Earth. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=41668860&event=1465419&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 07 May 2012 09:49 CST
The full moon rises behind the Temple of Poseidon in Cape Sounion, south east of Athens, Greece, while tourists watch, on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Saturday's event is a "supermoon," the closest and therefore the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=41668862&event=1465419&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 07 May 2012 09:49 CST
A "super moon" rises above a egret nesting area on the west side of Wichita, Kan., Saturday, May 5, 2012. A supermoon, is the coincidence of a full moon (or a new moon) with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit, or perigee. (AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Bo Rader) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=41668863&event=1465419&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 07 May 2012 09:49 CST
The "supermoon" appears over Vancouver, British Columbia Saturday May 5, 2012. The moon was the closest it will get to the Earth this year _ and appeared 14 percent larger because of that. At its peak it was about 221,802 miles from Earth. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=41668865&event=1465419&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 07 May 2012 09:50 CST
The "supermoon" appears over the landmark Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai, India, Saturday, May 5, 2012. The moon was the closest it will get to the Earth this year _ and appeared 14 percent larger because of that. At its peak it was about 221,802 miles from Earth. (AP Photo/ Rajanish Kakade) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=41668869&event=1465419&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 07 May 2012 09:50 CST
The "supermoon" appears behind a steeple with crosses of an Orthodox church in the town of Novogrudok, 150 km (93 miles) west of Minsk, Belarus, late Saturday, May 5, 2012. The moon was the closest it will get to the Earth this year _ and appeared 14 percent larger because of that. At its peak it was about 221,802 miles from Earth. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=41668872&event=1465419&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 07 May 2012 09:50 CST
The moon rises next to the Century Tower at the University of Florida as seen from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville Fla., on Saturday, May 5, 2012. (AP Photo/The Gainesville Sun, Matt Stamey) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=41668875&event=1465419&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 07 May 2012 09:50 CST
The moon rises Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at the University of Florida in Gainesville Fla., on Saturday, May 5, 2012. (AP Photo/The Gainesville Sun, Matt Stamey) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=41668877&event=1465419&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 07 May 2012 09:50 CST
The moon rises behind the University Auditorium at the University of Florida as seen from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville Fla., on Saturday, May 5, 2012. (AP Photo/The Gainesville Sun, Matt Stamey) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=41668878&event=1465419&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 07 May 2012 09:50 CST
The moon rises next to the Century Tower at the University of Florida as seen from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla., on Saturday, May 5, 2012. (AP Photo/The Gainesville Sun, Matt Stamey) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=41668882&event=1465419&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 07 May 2012 09:50 CST
The moon rises in the Atlantic Ocean, Saturday, May 5, 2012 near Bal Harbour, Fla. Saturday's event is a "supermoon," the closest and therefore the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. The moon will come within about 221,802 miles (357,000 kilometers) from Earth. That's about 15,300 miles (24,600 kilometers) closer than average. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=41668883&event=1465419&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 07 May 2012 09:50 CST
A supermoon lights up Waikiki and Diamond Head Saturday, May 5, 2012, in Honolulu. A "supermoon" event happens when the moon is closest to the earth therefore the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=41668885&event=1465419&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 07 May 2012 09:50 CST
Maple leaves are silhouetted by the "supermoon" in Spring Lake Township, Mich., Sunday, May 6, 2012. The moon was the closest it will get to the Earth this year _ and appeared 14 percent larger because of that. At its peak it was about 221,802 miles from Earth. (AP Photo/The Grand Rapids Press, Cory Morse) ALL LOCAL TV OUT; LOCAL TV INTERNET OUT ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=41668887&event=1465419&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 07 May 2012 09:50 CST
The Super Moon is shown after rising over Canton, Ohio, Saturday, May 5, 2012. (AP Photo/The Repository, Scott Heckel) MANDATORY CREDIT ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=41668888&event=1465419&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 07 May 2012 09:50 CST
The May's full moon rises besided San Francisco Coit Tower in San Francisco on Saturday, May 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Frederic Larson, San Francisco Chronicle) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=41668890&event=1465419&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 07 May 2012 09:50 CST
The super moon is seen rising over Vancouver, British Columbia Saturday May 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Jonathan Hayward, The Canadian Press) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=41668893&event=1465419&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 07 May 2012 09:51 CST
The 'Supermoon" rises over the Angel's Gate lighthouse in San Pedro, Calif. Saturday night. The moon will come within about 221,802 miles (357,000 kilometers) from Earth. That's about 15,300 miles (24,600 kilometers) closer than average. (AP Photo/Chuck Bennett, Daily Breeze) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=41668895&event=1465419&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 07 May 2012 09:51 CST
A "supermoon" rises over sprint car heat races during the 22nd annual Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial at the Silver Dollar Speedway Saturday, May 5, 2012 in Chico, Calif. A "supermoon," occurs when the moon is closest to the earth and therefore appears as the biggest full moon of the year. (AP Photo/Jason Halley, Chico Enterprise-Record) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=41668903&event=1465419&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 07 May 2012 09:51 CST
A fisherman casts a line from a jetty as the "supermoon" appears over the Atlantic Ocean, Saturday, May 5, 2012, near Bal Harbour, Fla. The moon was the closest it will get to the Earth this year _ and appeared 14 percent larger because of that. At its peak it was about 221,802 miles from Earth. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=41668905&event=1465419&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 07 May 2012 09:51 CST
A "supermoon" is seen above the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, May 6, 2012. A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon (or a new moon) with the closest approach the moon makes to the Earth. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=41668906&event=1465419&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 07 May 2012 09:51 CST
The full moon rises in the clouds behind statues of angels fixed at the St. Isaak's Cathedral in St.Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, May 5, 2012. Saturday's event is a "supermoon," the closest and therefore the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=41668907&event=1465419&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 07 May 2012 09:51 CST
The moon rises over the Renkert Building, Saturday, May 5, 2012 in Canton, Ohio. The biggest and brightest full moon of the year arrives Saturday night as our celestial neighbor passes closer to Earth than usual. (AP Photo/The Repository, Scott Heckel) MANDATORY CREDIT ]]>